Rainy Day - OSAAT #206

Good morning and it is since it is morning when I'm finally getting my blog post up.  Oops. Sorry. I had a busy day yesterday with working out in my flower beds pulling weeds.  Gosh, where do they all come from?????  ;)   It's a back breaking task, but has to be done.  I also bought some more plants to go in those beds, so as soon as my lawn guy gets over here and gets them planted, it will look very pretty.

I had great fun working on my card this time and had a blogging friend of mine in mind as I put it together.  She recently lost her mom to ALS, a dread disease. I actually know 2 other people who have lost loved ones to this disease.  I wanted to share in her sympathy, but also wanted it to be uplifting.

Here's a close up of the paper pieced umbrella.

And then the additional sentiment inside.

Materials Used:
Image: BBCakes - Rainy Day
Sentiments - Both from the Internet and computer generated
Cardstock - Xpress It Blending Card; Stampin Up Strawberry Slush
Designer Paper - NitWit Collection - Perfect Pair
Accessories - Bling from my stash; Petaloo flowers; Nestabilities Scallop Square Die and Labels Fourteen Die; Flourish Die - maybe Memory Box
Copic Markers - B0000, C0, C1, C5, C8; E31, E33, E35, E47; G00, G40, G3, R81, R83, R85

The Sponsor for this weeks challenge is StitchyBear Digi Outlet with a 7 image prize pack.

To win main prize you MUST use an Image from our store and please put an # after your name so we don't miss you.  Runner up prize for person using a non-store image is $3 to spend in the StitchyBear Digital Outlet.  So everyone can win something.  I hope you'll join us.  Meanwhile check out what the rest of the Design Team has created and hop on over to the One Stitch At a Time challenge blog.

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes/Create your Own Color Challenge (Pink/Green/White)
Pile It On - Floral Fantasy
My Time to Craft - Beary Nice
Open Minded Crafting Fun - Animal Antics
A Creative Romance - Spring Flowers
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
Cut it Up - Anything Goes with a Die Cut
QKR Stampede - Rain Rain go Away
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Stampin' for the Weekend - Spring colours
The Outlawz Friday Challenge - Anything Goes with Alcohol Markers
Totally Paper Crafts - Think Pink
Cuttin and Stampin Challenges - Paper Piecing
Hiding in my Craft Room - Freestyle
4 Crafty Girls - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Scrapbook Blessings Club - Anything Goes

Peace - CCC #58

Hi friends.  Thanks for all your happy thoughts.  This past week has been considerably better than the previous two.  I'm still working with the police department trying to find out who it was that stole my wallet.  I am very much more aware of things around me these days.

Our theme for Creative Card Crew this week is Animals and our images come from our sponsor Whiff of Joy.  Here's my card.

Materials Used:

• Image - Whiff of Joy - Gladrial
• Sentiment - Just Rite - Noel Christmas Ornaments
• Ink - Stampin Up Cherry Cobbler
• Cardstock - Xpress It Blending Card; Stampin Up Cherry Cobbler and Wild Wasabi
• Designer Paper - Stampin Up - Deck the Halls
• Accessories - Nestabilities Classic Circle Die, Scallop Circle Die, Stampin Up Small Oval Punch, Medium Oval Punch; Martha Stewart Leaf Branch Punch; lace ribbon trim and bling from my stash; flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts; Stickles - Xmas Red and Yellow
• Copic Markers - B0000, B21, B34; E04, E07, E09; W1, W4, W7; Y17, Y23; YR000, YR21, YR14, YR27, and YR65

Our wonderful sponsors this week are -

$15 Gift Voucher

Prize:4 digi's 

I hope you'll hop on over to the Creative Card Crew Challenge blog and check out what the rest of the Design Team has done this time and then join in and create something! This could be the week when you're a winner.

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes
MarkerPOP - Anything Goes
My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
The Crazy Challenge - Flower Frenzy
613 Avenue Create - Birds of a Feather
Challenges4Everybody- - Anything Goes

Lexi's Creations - Punches and Dies
Christmas Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Sunburst - OSAAT #204

Good morning!  Sorry about getting this up late.  After a stressful week, last night while I was taking my shower, my bathtub started to back up. Ick!  Lucky I was able to finish, but then got distracted from my blog post to trying to find a plumber to come out.  Couldn't get one for last night, but one should be here this morning sometime.  You know how it goes - they give you a window and you have no idea what time they'll show up. 

On to my card. Our theme this week is Use a Digi.  I was a little daunted when I got the images for this post.  Could not for the life of me figure out what to do with it.  Then I remembered the Starburst technique and thought it would be perfect for it.  This one is pretty CAS.

Materials Used:

• Image - Stitchey Bear - Sunsigns IV
• Sentiment - Computer generated
• Cardstock - Stampin Up Crushed Curry, Gold Metallic; Xpress It Blending Card
• Designer Paper - Authentique - Essentials Collection
• Accessories - Nestabilities Classic Oval, Big Scalloped Oval; Martha Stewart double edge punch; Stampin Up Starfruit ribbon

Can you believe that I didn't have to use any Copic markers on this card.  ;)

The Sponsor for this weeks challenge is StitchyBear Digi Outlet with a 7 image prize pack.  To win main prize you MUST use an Image from our store and please put an # after your name so we don't miss you.  Runner up prize for person using none store image is $3 to spend in the StitchyBear Digital Outlet.  So everyone can win something

You must link to our challenge blog.  No backlinking, you project must be a new project, blogged after our challenge goes  live.

Hope to see your card show up on the OSAAT Challenge Blog. Hop on over and check out what the rest of the Design Team has to inspire you.

Mr. Postman - Sunshine Mail

Hi friends.  Boy am I glad this week is over.  It's been rough.  Started out last Saturday with having my wallet stolen at my local grocery store.  Been trying to deal with an uncooperative assistant manager and the local police department to see if they could apprehend this crook.  What a nightmare trying to remember all the things that were in my wallet and what online accounts were attached to my debit card.  Luckily, I was not out anything, but a couple of banks were.

Then the other day I went to the orthopedist for a follow up to my knee injury back before Christmas and to check on an old upper arm injury.  Turns out I have bursitis in both places and the good doctor was only to happy to give me a couple of shots in both places to get rid of the pain, BUT I have pain now from the shots.  She did tell me that all the pain should go away in a few days.

You also know how much I love kitties. Well, I had a poor neglected and very sick kitty show up in my back yard last night and was able to quickly trap it and called the vet.  Unfortunately, it was too sick to save and we ended up having to euthanize it this morning.  Was not a happy time. I was glad that it found it's way into my yard  and that I was able to help it and put it out of its misery.  You could see that it had been neglected for some time. 

You see why I'm glad to put this week behind me.

Now on to my card this week for Sunshine Mail Foundation.  I wasn't sure I was going to get this card made for the challenge with everything else that's been going on.

Materials Used:

• Images and Sentiment - Deasy Designs - Mr. Postman Collection
• Cardstock - Xpress It Blending Card; Stampin Up Crumb Cake
• Designer Paper - Glitz - French Kiss
• Accessories:  Stampin Up Small Label Punch; Ribbon from my stash
• Copic Markers:  B0000; E04, E09; E31, E34, E35; E40, E41, E43; E50, E51, E53; W2, W5, W7

 Our sponsor for this challenge is Deasy Designs Digital Stamps.

I hope you'll take a few minutes and bop on over to the Sunshine Mail Challenge Blog and check out what else the Design Team has created and then get creative yourself.  It's for a great cause.

I am submitting this card for the following:
QKR Stampede - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Stampin' for the Weekend - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Challenges - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes
Inky Chicks - Monocrhomatic

Wild Rose - CCC #57

Hi Friends!  I hope that you are finally having some nice weather and that Spring is finally on the way.  I'm hoping that we've seen the last of the cold temps down here.

My card today reminds me of Spring.  Our theme for Creative Card Crew this time is Lucky Charms.  You must use a charm on your card.

Materials Used:

• Image - Delicious Doodles - Floral Elegance Wild Rose
• Sentiment - Whiff of Joy - Spring Sentiments
• Cardstock - Stampin Up Pretty in Pink; Xpress It Blending Card
• Designer Paper - NitWit Collection - Perfect Pair
• Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
• Accessories - Wild Orchid Crafts - Girly Charms and Metallic Corner; Stampin Up Scallop Oval Punch; Nestabilities Circle Die and Scallop Circle Die; Ribbon and pearls from my stash
• Copic markers - B0000; G07, G16, G29; RV02, RV19, RV34; Y32, Y38

 Our sponsors this week are Marianne Designs

and this is the prize --

and

prize is 4 digis

Now, I hope that you'll hop on over to the Creative Card Crew Challenge blog and see what the rest of the Design Team have to inspire you and then get inky yourself and join in.  You could be the winner of one of these prizes. You can't win if you don't play!

I'm submitting this card to the following challenges:
Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes/Favorite Color
The Crafty Bloggers Network - Nature
Imagination-Crafts Challenge - Imagination in Bloom
Love to Create - Anything Goes
My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
Stamp and Create - Ready for Spring
The Paper Nest Dolls - Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Come and Get it - Ribbons and Bows
Sunflowerfield - Birthdays and/or Flowers
The Doodle Garden Digistamps - Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss - Pink and Green
Challenges and Sweets - Flowers
Craftitude - Anything Goes - Add a Little Green
Creative Fingers- Anything Goes with Delicious Doodles
Scrapping4FunChallenges - Flowers
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Purr-fect - OSAAT #202

Hi and welcome back to my blog.  The weather yesterday was just wonderful - in the high 70's and no rain!  That's coming later today though. Not looking forward to the thunder and lightning!  I hate thunderstorms.  Yesterday, though I was able to get outside and do some work cleaning out flower beds and getting them ready for Spring planting.  Also pruned the rose bushes which I have never done before.  I hope I didn't kill them.   Just trying to decide now what to plant in all that open space.

On to my card.  Today is time for One Stitch at a Time.    The theme is ANYTHING GOES!  That leaves it wide open for your creative talents.  Our sponsor this week is the StitchyBear Digi Outlet with a prize of a 7 image digi pack.

 To win this prize you MUST use a digi from the StitchyBear Digital Outlet.  Please put an # after your name so we don't miss you.  You can still enter with a none StitchyBear Digi Outlet image but will be entered into a separate draw to win $3 to spend in our store.  So everyone can win something.  Now here's my card.  It was my turn to pick the image for our group to use.  Hahahaha!  Of course it has a cat in it.

Materials Used:

• Image - Delicious Doodles - Purr-fect
• Sentiment - Stampin Up - Meow Meow (retired)
• Cardstock - Xpress It Blending Card; Stampin UP Early Espresso
• Designer Paper - Prima - Fairy Belle
• Accessories - Nestabilities Label Four; 1 1/4" and 1 1/2" circle punches; Ribbon from my stash; Martha Stewart Fir Branch punch; Caramel Rose - Wild Orchid Crafts; Dusty Rose flowers - Petaloo
• Copic Markers - B0000; E21, E23, E25, E27; E50, E51, E53; G43; R30, R81, R83, R85; YR00, YR02, YR21

I hope you will hop on over to the OSAAT challenge blog and see what else the DT has for you this time.  And then get inky!

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:
Card Makin Mamas - Stack It Up
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
Digitally Sweet - Anything Goes
Left of Center Creative Challenge - Die Cuts
Simply Create Too - Shop Your Stash
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Challenge - Anything Goes
DL.ART - Girl or Lady image
The Paper Shelter - Animal
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes - Use Your Stash
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Come and Get It - Flowers
That Craft Place - Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Animal

Lizbit Wish - Sunshine Mail

Happy Saturday my friends!  We are supposed to have a lovely weekend with warm temps, and I wish it was going to stay this way, but it seems that we will have one more cold front coming through here Sunday night.  Brrrrrrrrrr. . . .  I hope you all are warm and cozy wherever you live.

It's been a little while since I've been able to get a card done for Sunshine Mail.  If you don't know who they are, please stop by the Sunshine Mail Foundation blog and check them out.  Make sure you visit the Challenge Blog and see what the rest of the DT has created for your inspiration.

Our theme this time is Anything Green with a Shamrock. We are getting close to St. Patty's Day.  Our sponsor  is One Stitch at a Time - Stitchy Stamps and Floppy Latte.

Here is my card.

Materials Used:

• Image - OSAAT - Stitchy Stamps - Lizbit
• Sentiment - LOTV - Pretty Grungy Wishes
• Cardstock - Stampin Up - Naturals Confetti; Garden Green, Xpress It Blending Card
• Designer Paper - PassionFruitsImages -  Grunge Shamrocks Digital papers
• Ink - Stampin Up - Glorius Green
• Accessories - Martha Stewart Border Punch; Ribbons - Stampin Up Satin Stitched Gumball Green; 1 1/4" and 1 1/2" circle punches; Nestabilities Opulent Ovals Die Cut
• Copic Markers - C2, C4, C7, C9; E01, E40, E42, E43, E50, E51, E53; G00, G14, G46, YG06; R81; Y11, Y15, Y21, Y32
• Spica Gel Pen - Gold

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
Creative Corner - Green
Digitally 'Sweet' Challenges - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Savvy Handmade Cards -Going Green - Photo Inspiration